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facilities in China . About 75 % of industrial valves used in China are manufactured locally .
Chinese triple offset butterfly valve producers include :
• Neway Valve ( Suzhou ) Co ., Ltd .
• Zhejiang Yuanda Valve Manufacturing Co ., Ltd .
• Shanghai Valve Factory Co ., Ltd
• Henan Yuxin Valve Co ., Ltd .
• Wuxi Pekos Valve Co ., Ltd .
• Jiangsu Shentong Valve Co ., Ltd .
• Wenzhou Xingdu Valve Co ., Ltd .
International triple offset butterfly valve producers include :
• Emerson Electric Co . ( USA )
• Velan Inc . ( Canada )
• Bray International , Inc . ( USA )
• Cameron , a Schlumberger company ( USA )
• HOBAS Valve GmbH ( Germany )
• AVK Holding A / S ( Denmark )
• Babcock Valves ( Spain )
• IMI plc ( UK )
• Crane Co . ( USA )
Each market opportunity should be assessed based on the ability to reduce customer cost of ownership and at the same time achieve a high EBITDA despite competition . This involves assessment of manufacturing , distribution , and triple offset butterfly comparisons to competitor offerings . In cases where distribution may not be as strong as competitors , it may be necessary to focus on triple offset butterfly sizes larger than twenty-six inches and possibly even the very large special valve sizes . The applications have very severe abrasion potential , and this may make a specific design a better option .
Decisions can be made by energy companies such as Shell and Sinopec , who own their production facilities . Sinopec , based in China , is the world ’ s largest combined chemical and oil and gas company . Shell is European-based but has a major presence in coal gasification in China . Siemens and GE supply complete gasification systems and have their proprietary gasifier designs . Both have many installations in China .
KBR , based in the U . S ., is an engineering company with a proprietary gasification system . It has large systems operating
in China and ongoing projects . KBR has arrangements with equipment suppliers in the Chinese market to ensure the products are available as needed . The opportunities for triple offset butterfly valves are complex and an aggregate of specific niches . Coal to chemicals is a niche involving coal gasifiers , but this leads to other niches such as coal to syngas and coal to blue hydrogen . Smaller TOVs are available through stocking distributors and may limit competition . However , in large sizes shipped from the factory , this can be an advantage as factory inspection is often stipulated .
Political dynamics are another variable . A large part of the market is in Asia , therefore the policies for the Chinese government will be variable . The decision to pursue a particular opportunity must account for all these factors . Fortunately , with AI , information on all these variables is available .
About the Author
Robert McIlvaine is the CEO of the McIlvaine Company , which publishes Industrial Valves : World Markets . He was a pollution control company executive prior to 1974 when he founded the present company . McIlvaine oversees a staff of 30 people in the U . S . and China . http :// www . mcilvainecompany . com
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